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DiNapoli: Former School District Treasurer Sentenced for Stealing Funds
… Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-former-school-district-treasurer-sentenced-stealing-fundsVII.10.C Reducing a Cash Advance – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… and can be viewed on the NY_AP_CASHADV_AUTHORIZED_LIMIT public query in SFS. The appropriate account code from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii10c-reducing-cash-advanceHicksville Water District – Competitive Quotations (2013M-233)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the internal controls over the District’s financial … March 31, 2013. Background The Hicksville Water District is located in the Towns of Oyster Bay and Hempstead, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2013/10/25/hicksville-water-district-competitive-quotations-2013m-233Amsterdam Housing Authority – Claims Processing and Related Not-for-Profit Corporations (2013M-126)
… with relevant provisions of State Public Housing Law, and the rules and regulations prescribed by the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Authority’s 2012 fiscal year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/08/23/amsterdam-housing-authority-claims-processing-and-related-not-profit-corporationsNewark School District Public Library – Board Oversight (2014M-54)
… 26, 2013. Background The Newark Public Library is located in Wayne County. A Board of Trustees comprising seven elected … million as of June 30, 2013) to be improperly deposited in types of investments which are not allowed by law, putting … from all improper investments and place all Library moneys in time deposits, certificates of deposit, or other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/06/20/newark-school-district-public-library-board-oversight-2014m-54Comsewogue Public Library – Cash Disbursements and Procurement (2013M-316)
… Library’s controls over cash disbursements and procurement for the period July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. Background … which comprises five elected members. Expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year totaled $5.1 million. Key … one signature. The Board also did not provide guidance for goods and services not required to be competitively bid. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/01/31/comsewogue-public-library-cash-disbursements-and-procurement-2013m-316Utica City School District – Financial Condition (2013M-341)
… whose boundaries are the same as the City of Utica in Oneida County. The District is governed by the Board of … the 2013-14 fiscal year are $138.8 million. Key Findings In recent years the District has struggled with fiscal … they relied heavily on appropriations of fund balance in the budgets from 2010-11 through 2011-12. As a result, by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/28/utica-city-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-341Lackawanna City School District – Financial Condition (2014M-119)
… Background The Lackawanna City School District is located in the City of Lackawanna, Erie County and is governed by the … its unexpended surplus funds, a slight timing difference in cash inflows and outflows could result in cash constraints forcing the District to rely on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/lackawanna-city-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-119Roosevelt Fire District – Length of Service Award Program (2025M-40)
… LOSAP assets declined. As a result, the District’s annual contributions to the LOSAP had to steadily increase to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/07/18/roosevelt-fire-district-length-service-award-program-2025m-40Examination of Pitts Management Associates (PMA)
… originally entered into contract CM00939 with PMA for consulting services for the period December 3, 2012 through September 3, 2013. That contract was later extended for three months through December 2, 2013. At that time, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/14/examination-pitts-management-associates-pmaComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Board of Cooperative Educational Services , Fabius-Pompey Central School District Indian River … audits are designed to help schools improve their financial management practices and ensure proper policies and … access. Indian River Central School District – Financial Condition (Jefferson County) The board and district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… local government audits were issued. Fairview Fire District – Financial Operations (Dutchess County) The board … mandated financial oversight training or ensure proper accounting records were maintained. The board did not make … property taxes that will be owed to local governments and school districts for properties that the city owns outside of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Underwood and DOI Commissioner Garnett Announce Indictment of Former Non-Profit Director Anna Mendez
… use," said State Comptroller DiNapoli. "Now, thanks to my partnership with Attorney General Underwood and the New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-underwood-and-doi-commissioner-garnett-announce-indictment-former-non-profitOpinion 96-5
… exemption applies in the situation in which the counsel for MVAIC represents the appellant on behalf of MVAIC but the … the absence of any statutory or judicial definition, the word "fee" should be given its commonly understood meaning (2 … , Inc. , 283 NY 373, 381 [1940]). We have construed the word to mean fees paid to public officers for services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-5DiNapoli: Preschool Special Education Provider Received Nearly $6 Million for Ineligible Expenses
… A Manhattan-based preschool for children with disabilities charged the State Education Department (SED) nearly $6 million for expenses that did not qualify for taxpayer reimbursement, … and that it provided insufficient documentation. Read the report , or go to: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-preschool-special-education-provider-received-nearly-6-million-ineligible-expensesAdministration of the Contract With the Center for Urban Community Services
… of the largest such contracts DOHMH awarded was with CUCS. In 2010, DOHMH signed a three-year contract with CUCS valued … to the contract, DOHMH reimburses CUCS on a monthly basis, in an amount equal to claimed program costs less any advance payments and not in excess of the total contract amount. DOHMH requires CUCS, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/16/administration-contract-center-urban-community-servicesTown of Wawayanda – Financial Operations (2024M-160)
… are recorded in the accounting system. The Board appointed a Supervisor’s Accountant (Accountant) to make journal … of the 2024 appropriations. The Board did not adopt a fund balance policy. Therefore, no rationale was … in the Clerk’s office. 1 Forty-one bank accounts in two different banks as of August 31, 2024 and 53 bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/25/town-wawayanda-financial-operations-2024m-160Town of Cambria – Capital Projects Financing (2017M-161)
… of $15,077 on this unneeded debt. The Town did not need to issue a $200,000 BAN to finance project costs for a town park … prior to starting a capital project and prior to issuing BANs. Approve the issuance of debt only when it is needed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/01/26/town-cambria-capital-projects-financing-2017m-161Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District - Information Technology (2023M-104)
… records, deny legitimate access to electronic information, or gain access to or control over other information technology (IT) functions. … accounts. These accounts had last log on dates ranging from March 2014 to November 2022. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/08/hastings-hudson-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023mTuxedo Union Free School District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2022M-15)
… School District (District) officials ensured employees’ payroll payments and leave accruals were accurate, properly … Key Findings District officials did not ensure employees’ payroll payments and leave accruals were accurate, properly … potentially overpaid) 30 employees a total of $113,564 in payroll and leave accrual payments, including $47,673 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/26/tuxedo-union-free-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2022m-15